Finland orders halt to work on Google data centers over environmental concerns
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Google will Milliarden in Finnlands digitale Infrastruktur investieren. Doch für ein geplantes Rechenzentrum wurden mehr als 300 Hektar Wald gerodet: offenbar ohne die vorgeschriebenen Genehmigungen. Von A. Bartram.Google will Milliarden in Finnlands digitale Infrastruktur investieren. Für ein geplantes Rechenzentrum wurden mehr als 300 Hektar Wald gerodet - offenbar ohne die vorgeschriebenen Genehmigungen. Von A. Bartram.
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Tue, 6 October 2026
4 reports- Le Monde English16:54first to report
Regulators have ordered the company representing the US web giant in Finland to stop building data centers until it can demonstrate compliance with environmental laws. Officials are investigating whether trees and soil were cleared before the company carried out an impact study.
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- Al Jazeera English7 Oct, 06:10their copy
- BBC News World17:15
The order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.
- The Guardian World18:02
Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out environmental impact assessments Google has been ordered to temporarily stop work on two datacentres in Finland after failing to do the necessary environmental impact assessments on its construction sites. The planned datacentres in Muhos and Kajanni are part of a €13bn (£11bn) project across multiple sites in northern Finland by the technology company amid huge demand for space to house online infrastructure. Continue...
- Le Monde (France)18:07
Les autorités exigent l’arrêt des travaux dans deux localités du pays d’ici au 23 octobre, dans l’attente d’une évaluation environnementale. Le géant américain a reconnu ne pas avoir été « à la hauteur ».
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- France Info (France)6 Oct, 20:15their copy
Wed, 7 October 2026
2 reports- Times of India15:44
Google has received an order to halt construction on its data center projects in Muhos and Kajaani. The Finnish Licensing and Supervision Agency has mandated that construction continues only after environmental impact assessments. Google acknowledged the concerns raised and stated that it would comply with the authority's guidance. The company has emphasized its commitment to biodiversity plans, including extensive tree planting.
- iDNES (Czechia)20:00
Společnost Google musí zastavit práce na datových centrech ve Finsku kvůli obavám o životní prostředí. Nařízení týkající se dvou stavenišť nabylo platnosti poté, co společnost Google neprovedla posouzení vlivů na životní prostředí.
Wed, 14 October 2026
1 report- Tagesschau (Germany)00:31edited after publishing
Google will Milliarden in Finnlands digitale Infrastruktur investieren. Für ein geplantes Rechenzentrum wurden mehr als 300 Hektar Wald gerodet - offenbar ohne die vorgeschriebenen Genehmigungen. Von A. Bartram.
Thu, 22 October 2026
4 reports- Index.hr (Croatia)13:55
GOOGLE je protuzakonito posjekao stotine tisuća stabala u Finskoj radi gradnje podatkovnog centra. Radovi su zaustavljeni, a slučaj je izazvao bijes javnosti i pokrenuo nacionalnu raspravu o AI.
- tportal (Croatia)14:05
Tehnološki div Google našao se u središtu ekološkog skandala u Finskoj nakon što je za izgradnju podatkovnih centara, prema procjenama ekologa, posječeno oko 400.000 stabala. Radovi su obustavljeni jer prije krčenja šuma nisu provedene potrebne procjene utjecaja na okoliš
- N1 Info (Croatia)14:53
Kompaniji je naređeno da obustavi radove na dvije lokacije u zemlji koja se našla u središtu najnovijeg vala ulaganja tehnoloških divova.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)16:40
Duecentocinquantamila alberi in meno e un data center in più, dal valore di 13 miliardi di euro. Google ha fatto abbattere in Finlandia una foresta di 330 ettari e, al suo posto, verrà costruito un centro di elaborazione dati per il rapido sviluppo dell’intelligenza artificiale. L’Autorità finlandese per le licenze e la vigilanza, a inizio […] L'articolo Google abbatte 250mila alberi in Finlandia per costruire un data center da 13 miliardi proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano .
Sat, 24 October 2026
1 report- N1 Info (Croatia)16:25
Američki tehnološki div Google našao se na udaru kritika u Finskoj nakon što su za potrebe izgradnje novih podatkovnih centara posječene stotine tisuć
Sun, 25 October 2026
1 report- iRozhlas (Czechia)13:42
Společnost Google nezákonně pokácela více než 250 tisíc finských stromů, aby na vyprahlých plochách postavila svá datová centra, píše The Guardian. Dřevo nemohou zpracovat kvůli legislativě ani místní závody, a veřejností tak rezonuje to, jaké stanovisko by mělo Finsko zaujmout. Vláda vidí investici, ochránci přírody invazi a obyvatelé zasažených obcí vnímají příchod pracovních příležitostí, ale i zhoršení podmínek pro život.